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jonny

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Jan 8, 2010, 3:27:38 PM1/8/10
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Snowbound Lyrics by Genesis

Lay your body down upon the midnight snow
Feel the cold of winter in your hair
Here in a world of your own
In a casing that's grown
To the children's delight
That arrived on the night

Here they come to play their magic games
Carving names upon your frozen hand
Here in a world of your own
Like a sleeper whose eyes
Sees the pain with surprise
As it smothers your cries
They'll never, never know

Hey there's a Snowman
Hey, hey what a Snowman
Pray for the Snowman
Ooh, ooh what a Snowman
They say a snow year's a good year
Filled with the love of all who lie so deep

Smiling faces tear your body to the ground
Covered red that only we can see
Here in a ball that they made
From the snow on the ground
See it rolling away
With wild eyes to the sky
They'll never, never know

Hey there's a Snowman
Hey what a Snowman
Pray for the Snowman
Ooh, ooh what a Snowman
They say a snow year's a good year
Filled with the love of all who lie so deep

Hey there goes the Snowman
Hey there what a Snowman
Hey there lies a Snowman
Hey there was a Snowman
They say a snow year's a good year
Filled with the love of all who lie so deep

Hey there goes the Snowman ...


http://www.lyricz.net/

Mark Rae

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Jan 8, 2010, 3:59:45 PM1/8/10
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"jonny" <jo...@no-email.org> wrote in message
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> Snowbound Lyrics by Genesis
Lyrics (and music) by Mike Rutherford

> To the children's delight

To a children's delight

> That arrived on the night

That arrived overnight

> Here they come to play their magic games

And here they come to play their magic games

> http://www.lyricz.net/
LOL!

jonny

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Jan 9, 2010, 8:29:43 AM1/9/10
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In article <51N1n.23758$Ym4....@text.news.virginmedia.com>,
"Mark Rae" <ma...@mark.com> wrote:

Don't be so pedantic!

Mark Rae

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Jan 9, 2010, 9:41:28 AM1/9/10
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"jonny" <jo...@no-spam.co.en> wrote in message
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>>> That arrived on the night
>> That arrived overnight

> Don't be so pedantic!

This is a Genesis newsgroup... People who post the band's lyrics because
they think they are meaningful or whatever can be reasonably expected to get
them right...

jonny

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Jan 9, 2010, 11:17:30 AM1/9/10
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In article <sA02n.23995$Ym4....@text.news.virginmedia.com>,
"Mark Rae" <ma...@mark.com> wrote:

Well as the lyrics are slightly incorrect, this should nullify any
copyright issues...

brufy

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Jan 9, 2010, 1:35:11 PM1/9/10
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On Jan 9, 4:17 pm, jonny <jo...@no-spam.co.en> wrote:
> In article <sA02n.23995$Ym4.21...@text.news.virginmedia.com>,

>  "Mark Rae" <m...@mark.com> wrote:
>
> > "jonny" <jo...@no-spam.co.en> wrote in message
> >news:jonny-8A6908....@news.eternal-september.org...
>
> > >>> That arrived on the night
> > >> That arrived overnight
>
> > > Don't be so pedantic!
>
> > This is a Genesis newsgroup... People who post the band's lyrics because
> > they think they are meaningful or whatever can be reasonably expected to get
> > them right...
>
> Well as the lyrics are slightly incorrect, this should nullify any
> copyright issues...

....and anyway, it's a pretty ghastly song.

Paul Westcott

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Jan 9, 2010, 6:32:33 PM1/9/10
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brufy wrote:
> jonny wrote:
>>
>> "Mark Rae" wrote:
>>
>>> "jonny" wrote in message

>>>
>>>>>> That arrived on the night
>>>>> That arrived overnight
>>>> Don't be so pedantic!
>>> This is a Genesis newsgroup... People who post the band's lyrics because
>>> they think they are meaningful or whatever can be reasonably expected to get
>>> them right...
>> Well as the lyrics are slightly incorrect, this should nullify any
>> copyright issues...
>
> ....and anyway, it's a pretty ghastly song.

The verses are fine, but the chorus is pretty embarrassing - "pray for
the snowman" ????

Paul Westcott

Chuck

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Jan 10, 2010, 9:24:19 AM1/10/10
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On Jan 9, 3:32�pm, Paul Westcott
<p_gwestc...@REMOVETOREPLYoptusnet.com.au> wrote:

> The verses are fine, but the chorus is pretty embarrassing - "pray for
> the snowman" ????
>

> Paul Westcott- Hide quoted text -

I enjoy much of ATTWT but find myself skipping this song for many
years now. The chorus is indeed embarrassing...... pray for the
snowman. lol What? that he doesn't melt in the spring? Mark Rae will
chime in here and say that I sould know the analagous meaning that was
stated in an interview on Sept 12th 1978 at 432 PM in Paris by Armando
Gallo's mothers pet Retriever. =)
CB

jonny

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Jan 10, 2010, 11:05:37 AM1/10/10
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But you probably think Rush are a prog rock band!

Godolphin&fellow

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Jan 14, 2010, 8:49:58 PM1/14/10
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On Jan 9, 6:32 pm, Paul Westcott

Well I'll be damned! I'm sure I read the words more than once but
always thought it was 'PLAY for the snowman', (which seems to work
better). After a X-mas season or two I realized it's really a darker
version of Frosty the Snowman! Not my favorite from the album but I
always liked it.

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